As the saying went: rotten wood breeds gu, dense wood breeds poison. Gu poison arose from wood, and had existed since ancient times.
In ancient times, the path of gu poison had ridden the strength of wood virtue to its heyday. Back then, this path had mostly been held by shamans and shamanesses, with great shamans often traveling among the tribes.
Only later, when the Immortal Mansion governed the world, enlightened all living beings, and widely imparted Dao lineages, had lesser cultivators under its rule obtained this lineage and been able to cultivate it.
Now, with wood virtue weakened and languishing, the gu poison lineage had declined along with it. Yet even a fallen tiger retained something of its imposing frame. Thanks to their uncanny poisons and ability to handle all manner of venomous creatures, its sects still held a considerable place among the various Dao lineages.
"Heart Yu."
Jiang Qianchuan silently activated his immortal foundation.
To put it nicely, the marvels of the gu poison lineage worked through subtle, gradual influence. To put it bluntly, they took too long to show results.
Still, it had two advantages. The first was its stealth: its marvels activated without a sound or trace, making them difficult to detect and easy to fall prey to unawares.
The second was its ability to bully the weak. This lineage struggled painfully against powerful opponents, but against cultivators weaker than its practitioner, it was practically an attack from a higher dimension.
On the platform, indistinct shadows gradually appeared in the thick mist as strange creatures swarmed out from every direction.
Their appearance was peculiar: pointed horns on their heads, hard shells on their backs, and a pair of wings on their bodies. They could be seen with the naked eye, yet a sweep of spirit sense